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downpressing

downpressing is the present participle and gerund of downpress.

Meaning of downpress

Verb

downpress (third-person singular simple present downpresses, present participle downpressing, simple past and past participle downpressed)

  1. (transitive) To push or press downwards.
  2. (Rastafari, transitive) To oppress.
    • That’s why the white man just downpress you so.2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 156

Questions about downpressing

What is downpressing the present participle and gerund of?
Downpressing is the present participle and gerund of downpress.

Words near downpressing in the dictionary

  1. downpourings
  2. downpours
  3. downpress
  4. downpressed
  5. downpresses
  6. downpressing
  7. downpression
  8. downpressions
  9. downpressor
  10. downpressors
  11. downpressure

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